§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many civil servants his Department employed to meet each of his Department's public service agreements in each year since 2001. [137169]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe number of civil servants employed by my Department in 2003 to meet its public service agreements is 5,020 (including 640 staff who work in the Government Office network). The number in 2002 was 4,820 (including 650 Government Office staff).
The numbers are not broken down by public service agreements (PSAs) as one aspect of the Department's work often contributes to the achievement of several PSAs. However, the numbers of civil servants in each of the Department's policy directorates over this period 223W are given in the following table. Many of the remaining staff, although not located within a policy directorate, provide direct support.
Policy directorate 2002 2003 Schools 1,385 1,602 Lifelong Learning 681 661 Youth 336 376 The numbers in Schools Directorate include staff who work on Sure Start and Children and Young People's issues.